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Texel shearling ewe takes top award at Northumberland 2015

A Texel shearling ewe from the Ettrick flock of the Gray family, Selkirk took the inter-breed sheep title at Northumberland County Show before going on to take the show’s Champions of Champion award beating the supreme winners from the cattle, horse, goat and alpaca sections on the way.

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Ettrick shearling ewe

By Sportsmans Unimog out a Mitchellhill Paparazzi sired ewe, it is a maternal sister to the 7,000gn top price gimmer at the Scottish National sale at Lanark last year. Inter-breed judge, Peter Turnbull, Whitby, said his champion was a fantastic sheep which was very correct and full of character.

The reserve champion rosette went to a home-bred Blackface ewe hogg by a Townshields ram from George and Caroline Watson, Allensgreen.

Commercial

Standing reserve in the Champion of Champions was the commercial beef supreme winner, Millie, an 11-month-old home-bred British Blue-cross heifer weighing 451kg from Beth and Luke Wilkinson, Leyburn. They also took the reserve commercial beef title with Vin Diesal, a 13-month-old steer, bought from John Smith-Jackson at the Leyburn Spring Spectacular and owned in partnership with Jackie Marwood.

Beef

Tweedale Harika, a Limousin heifer by Goldies Fandango and in-calf to Ampertaine Foreman took the continental beef championship for Kevin Watret, Annan, before going on to stand overall pedigree beef supreme.

Bought at Carlisle last year for 12,000gns it has already been inter-breed champion at Ayr show this season.

Reserve continental beef champion was Top Side Isla, a home-bred British Blue heifer from Ross and Elaine Pattinson, Brampton, which was making its seasonal debut having been female and reserve breed champion at last year’s Royal Highland Show.

Linton Priory Millicent, a Beef Shorthorn in-calf heifer by Stonehills Pearls Perfection from the Gordon Brooke Estate, Kelso, lifted the native breed championship having come forward as the any other native breed champion. Native inter-breed champion at the Stars of the Future at Stirling last year on its only other outing, it then stood reserve pedigree beef champion.

The reserve native championship went to Bess of West Edmondsley, a home-bred Highland heifer from L. and L. Braines, Sunderland, which had recently been reserve champion at the Sheffield Highland Fling.

Dairy

Ayrshires dominated the dairy ring taking the supreme and reserve awards. Heading the championship line up was Haresfoot Napier Bella, a third calver by Ardmore Crown Napier, which calved in March and is currently giving 52kg. It is one of three milking cows owned by Andrew Rimmer, Ormskirk, who works an AI technician and is in the process of building up his own herd.

Second to her in the class and taking reserve in the section and overall was Morwick Peggy 96, a second calver by Morwick Mentor, from D.A. Howie and Sons, Morpeth.

The Holstein championship went to the second calver, Chishillways Sam Carmen 52, a Regancrest Mr Drham Sam daughter from Paul and Ann Harrison and daughters, Joanna and Victoria from Newcastle upon Tyne.